Ever wondered why Jason Dufner’s waggle looks so effortless — and whether you should start your backswing with the clubface or handle first? In this video, we break down the signature moves of the pros, from Dufner’s rhythm and flow to the subtle sequencing that separates great ball-strikers from range warriors.
You’ll learn:
Why the waggle isn’t just a habit — it’s a timing tool.
The biomechanical truth behind starting with the face vs handle.
How to build a backswing that feels natural, athletic, and alive.
Perfect for players who want more flow, less forced mechanics.
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Welcome back to the Athletic Golf Project channel. Today we’re going to look into Jason Duffner’s signature move, the waggle. Ben Hogan did that quite a bit, too. Based on that example, we’re going to discuss today what starts the back swing. Is it the club face that moves first or should we drag the hand a bit first? And I have an answer for that. It depends on what you like to do in the down swing. So, the theory is in my findings based on the golf coaching experience that I have. If somebody has too little leg and casts too early, it might be beneficial to not do Jason Duffner’s back swing where the club face seems to wanting to travel a little bit earlier. So in that case, I’d suggest that you’re moving more the handle first. I call it the lazy club face drill. And if you then drag the hand first in transition, it should lead to more lag in this area. We call that float loading because you’re floating the handle to the right and loading it naturally by just changing directions. In my case, in my golf swing, I have sometimes too much lag in the down swing. So, I actually want to feel more of the club face moving first because I have too much of this going on already. So, then sometimes hit the ball too far right, especially with the driver. The short clubs, not so much. So, I’m going to show you guys the extremes. So, I’m going to go slow more swing first, just a little bit house swing. I’m going to go Jason Duffner and and the thing that serves me a little bit more. So, club face first and the shot. If I were to be a caster, I would then go more float loading handle first, right? You can see here in slow motion, the differences are great. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Once again, if you are the kind of player that changes directions really aggressively and you got too much lag and the club face lags club face stays open a lot of times, it might be beneficial to not try to cast from the top of the swing. It might be easier for you to feel. The first little bit is more that Ben Hogan Jason Duffner kind of waggle shallows me out. Less steepness, less divot, more bounce, higher ball flight. I like that. Actually, when I was a junior golfer, I was casting too much. I didn’t hit the ball very far. So, back in the day, I could have done more the handle rag float load takeaway as a drill. Here he is. And you can see it’s more Matthew Wolfie from the down the line view. Jason Duffner on plane and then he turns. Not too much leg. Matthew Wolf float load a little bit steeper. Changing directions, lot of lag. So, I’ve taught both in the past. I’ve looked at components of each golf swing and I thought to myself, well, this guy or this girl has issues hitting irons really crisply and hitting the ball too high and wipey. Let’s do some float loading. Just little half swings. And if somebody drags the club too much, it’s too dynamic. Baseball players, long drivers have just simply too much lag here. It’s a little bit better to move the cup face first. Just about right here. And then the rest is just a turn turn. You can see I have a little bit more space here now. And I’m further away from my body. Yeah. And that concludes a short video on Jason Duffner signature move. That should help. If you’re having issues hitting the ball too high, not crisp enough with your irons, go more float loady, if you’re too steep with the driver, hitting the ball too low, by all means go a little more Jason Duffnerish. Hope that helps. Like and subscribe, guys. We’re getting really close to 1,000 subscribers. I appreciate y’all. Please comment and like. I definitely need more ideas on which signature move I should break down and what we can learn from it. So, see you all soon. I’m going to finish off here one more time with the feeling that my golf swing needs. And I’m going to play with this a little bit more in the next couple weeks. I like a little bit of a wristy takeaway. Just love it.
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